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"Alef" a.k.a. "Masada: Alef", also known as Masada 1, is a 1994 album by American jazz composer and saxophonist John Zorn featuring the Masada Quartet performing compositions inspired by Zorn's examination of Jewish culture. It was the first album in a project that has included ten studio albums, concerts, and live recordings.

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Alef was a concurrent programming language, designed as part of the Plan 9 operating system by Phil Winterbottom of Bell Labs. It implemented the channel-based concurrency model of Newsqueak in a compiled, C-like language.

Alef: Showcases a modern and progressive Middle East. Spotlighting the cultural and creative contributions of people of Arab origin. Covers fashion, beauty, design, architecture, art, music, and film.